Alex Voorhoeve : « How Should We Aggregate Competing Claims ? »

Intervenant :

Alex Voorhoeve, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics

Résumé de l’intervention :

Many believe that we ought to save a large number from being permanently bedridden rather than save one from death. Many also believe that we ought to save one from death rather than a multitude from a very minor harm, no matter how large this multitude. I argue that a principle I call “Aggregate Relevant Claims” satisfactorily explains these judgments. Drawing on Adam Smith’s notion of sympathy, I offer a rationale for this principle and defend it against objections.